Breweries around East Central

Launched in 2013, the 3 Brewers of St Albans uses water from its own borehole. Cask and keg beers are supplied to local pubs, clubs and other outlets. Bottled beer and mini kegs are sold direct from t... View

Avalanche Brewery is a nanobrewery formed by two former homebrewers, aiming to put a modern twist on classic styles. Most cask beers produced are one-off beers to allow creativity to thrive. Beers are... View

Launched 2021, Baron Brewing is run by Jack Baron. The focus is on modern styles. The 1,000 litre brewhouse allows for experimentation and a changing range of beers, including collaborations with othe... View

The Benjamin Franklin is a microbrewery at the Three Horseshoes in Ecton village. Its name is directly associated with the family of one of the founding fathers of the USA. View

Blackened Sun began brewing in 2017 and is mainly focused on brewing beers using Belgian yeast. The brewery continues to diversify and innovate with its core range. It is involved in other brewing pro... View

A five-barrel brewhouse and taproom established by chef Philip Baker in 2021 and producing beer in cans. The taproom sells draught and canned beers to drink in or take out. View

One-barrel microbrewery, established in 2017, based at the old Copper Kettle Homebrew Shop, producing an ever-changing range of beers with a modern craft theme, with output into KeyKegs, Sankey kegs a... View

A one-barrel nanobrewery founded in 2018 in a specially designed brewshed. Commercial brewing began in 2019, offering three ranges of small batch beers; traditional, craft and speciality. Beers are mo... View

In 2017 three friends set up this specialist lager brewery on Braybrooke Farm, outside Market Harborough. Made using Bavarian lager yeast, German malt (milled onsite) and German hops, the beer is ferm... View

Brewpoint was launched in 2020 by Wells & Co, which has brewed in Bedford since 1876. The Brewpoint complex also houses the company head office and features conference and meeting rooms, a brewery sho... View

A solar-powered brewery which opened in 2015 using a 10-barrel, purpose-built plant. Only organic malt is used and no sugars or syrups are added. The beers are unfiltered, vegan, and primarily availab... View

No real ale. View

Brewing commenced on the current site in 2005, and has expanded to a capacity of approx 15 barrels per brew. Regular beers are brewed alongside seasonal, occasional brews and themed specials. An onsit... View

International lager brewery, which while brewing no real ales is a major distributor of cask beer. A joint venture with Marston's in 2020 led to the company being renamed Carlsberg Marston's Brewing C... View

Founded in 1980 and located on a working farm, Chiltern was one of the first microbreweries in the country, and was expanded in 2023. Family-run, its emphasis has always been on producing natural, who... View

A craft brewery, taproom and beer garden that opened in 2019 in a renovated dairy building on a farm in Hertfordshire. Beers are unpasteurised and filtered and are either kegged or canned. No cask-con... View

Founded in 2018, a small blendery operation producing 100% spontaneously-fermented beers aged in traditional vessels such as oak barrels. The aim is to source ingredients as close to the blendery as p... View

Brewing began in 2017 in a building behind the Crown public house. The brewery is owned and run by the landlord of the Crown, with the beers only being produced for the pub and local events. He occasi... View

Founded in 1876 and remained with the Wells Family until 2017, when the brewery and its brands were acquired by Marston's, and renamed Eagle Brewery. It brewed Young's beers after the closure of the R... View

Farr Brew began brewing in 2014, expanding in 2016 with a new 10-barrel facility. Ecological and environmental concerns are at the forefront of everything Farr Brew does. Community engagement includes... View